joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-bill-amendment-0cab0144db69d7a3.pdf

The document is a joint letter from a coalition of NGOs calling for the adoption of amendment NC12 to the UK Energy Bill. The amendment seeks to ban the venting and flaring of methane by 2025 and implement stricter measures to prevent unintended emissions. The authors argue that current waste in the North Sea oil and gas sector is sufficient to supply at least 760,000 average UK homes and that delaying the ban until 2030 would jeopardize the UK's energy security and global climate leadership. They highlight that methane is over 80 times more dangerous than carbon dioxide and contributes 0.5°C to current global warming. The letter warns that insufficient climate action could cost the UK economy 1% of GDP, or at least £22 billion per year, by 2045.

• The undersigned organisations advocate for amendment NC12 to the Energy Bill, which proposes a ban on the venting and flaring of methane by 2025 and the introduction of stricter measures to curb unintended methane emissions.
• Methane is identified as a critical climate threat, contributing 0.5°C to current global warming and possessing a danger level over 80 times that of carbon dioxide when released into the atmosphere.
• The North Sea oil and gas industry wastes a volume of gas equivalent to the supply needs of at least 760,000 average UK homes through methane release.
• The UK is perceived to be falling behind international partners like Canada, Nigeria, and the United States in cutting methane emissions, despite its role in driving the Global Methane Pledge at COP26 to reduce emissions by 30% by 2030.
• Climate impacts resulting from insufficient action are estimated to cost the UK economy at least £22 billion per year, or 1% of GDP, by 2045.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (2023). joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-bill-amendment-0cab0144db69d7a3.pdf. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01120615/joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-bill-amendment.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-bill-amendment-0cab0144db69d7a3.pdf. 2023. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01120615/joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-bill-amendment.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Clean Air Task Force |title=joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-bill-amendment-0cab0144db69d7a3.pdf |date=31 August 2023 |url=https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01120615/joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-bill-amendment.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{cleanairtaskforce2023jointngolettermethaneenergybillamendment0cab0144db69d7a3pdf, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-bill-amendment-0cab0144db69d7a3.pdf}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01120615/joint-ngo-letter-methane-energy-bill-amendment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }